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A man, Pierre Wunsch, standing at a lectern
April 21, 2022

ECB’s Wunsch defends controversial market neutrality concept

ECB governing council member Pierre Wunsch has defended the controversial concept of market neutrality, despite evidence of substantial carbon bias in ECB corporate bond purchases.
National Bank of Belgium, European Central Bank
Coal power plant in Datteln, Germany
December 6, 2021

Climate litigation a growing risk for central banks, says ECB paper

An ECB paper says regulators should consider tougher supervision of finance firms to ensure they are prepared for the growing risks of climate litigation.
National Bank of Belgium, European Central Bank
Two penguins with sea ice in the background
November 26, 2021

Weekly roundup: climate change, stagflation and gender diversity

The climate crisis and global stagflation, gender diversity’s effect on emissions, TNFD developments, the Bank of Japan’s green lending facility and more from this week in green central banking.
Czech National Bank, Bank of International Settlements, Bank of Japan, National Bank of Belgium, European Central Bank
Protest outside the ECB headquarters in Brussels
November 1, 2021

Central banks become focus of worldwide climate protests

Communities rallied outside central banks around the world to demand they take immediate steps to address the risks posed by the climate crisis.
Bank of England, National Bank of Belgium, Bundesbank, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve
June 22, 2021

Central banks in Europe exposed to climate litigation on monetary policy

A new legal analysis commissioned by Greenpeace found that central banks in Europe, including the ECB, are exposed to potential litigation for failing to include climate criteria in their monetary policy decisions.
National Bank of Belgium, Bundesbank, European Central Bank
May 13, 2021

Green groups calls for Belgian National Bank to support ECB climate action

Campaigners want the Belgian National Bank to give up its “dogmas” on ‘market neutrality’, and support the removal of high-emission activities from the ECB’s balance sheet.
National Bank of Belgium, European Central Bank
Open-cut coal in the Hunter Valley.
April 20, 2021

Belgian national bank sued for fossil fuel support

The Belgian National Bank (BNB) is being sued for failing to protect environmental and human rights when purchasing bonds from companies contributing to the climate crisis. Environmental advocacy group ClientEarth filed the landmark legal action in Brussels last week, challenging …
National Bank of Belgium, European Central Bank

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